Mumbai, July 25 (IANS) In a strongly worded editorial published in its mouthpiece Saamana on Saturday, the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) launched a blistering attack on the Union government, the Delhi Police, and the judiciary.The editorial alleged that the ruling dispensation is systematically eroding the foundational principles of the Indian Constitution while remaining indifferent to the mounting anger among students over repeated leaks of national-level examination papers.Invoking t…
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New Delhi, July 24 (IANS) As many as 775 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs), including 398 exclusive POCSO (e-POCSO) Courts, functional in 29 States/UTs disposed 66,500 cases in 2025, with 2.45 lakh cases still pending at the end of the calendar year, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday. Union Minister of State for Law and Justice Arjun Ram Meghwal, in reply to a question, said that in 2024 the FTSCs disposed 85,595 cases and in 2023 they disposed 76,319 cases.The backlog of cases in these court…
Mumbai, July 23 (IANS) In a joint press conference, Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray and Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) President Raj Thackeray on Thursday came together to sharply criticise the NDA government at the Centre over the ongoing NEET exam paper leak controversy and the police action against protesting students in Delhi. They also announced a joint protest march on July 26.Announcing the major political and social mobilisation, both leaders declared that they will lead a massi…
Islamabad, July 15 (IANS) International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) has said that the judicial corruption in Pakistan is at systemic scale and may amount to grand corruption. It also warned that the justice system of the country has become increasingly vulnerable to political influence and institutional capture, local media reported on Wednesday. The FIDH made the observations in a report titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping Corruption Risks in Pakistan’s Justice System’. It said that judicia…
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Vice President C. P. Radhakrishnan on Tuesday released the book “The Voice of Justice: Justice Gavai Speaks”, underscoring the equal importance of restraint and authority in constitutional democracy, Lauding former Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai’s contribution to the judiciary, Radhakrishnan said his journey reflects an abiding commitment to constitutional values, institutional balance and access to justice.The Vice President said the judiciary occupies a vital p…
Islamabad, July 12 (IANS) Pakistan’s judiciary has been deliberately bent into a weapon, as an extension of the security state it was meant to restrain, an article said citing the latest findings from an international human rights NGO.With around 2.4 million cases pending nationwide, Pakistan ranks 101st of the 143 nations on criminal justice and 129th on civil justice in the World Justice Project’s Rule of Law Index.”Backlog of this magnitude is not merely an inefficiency; it is a resource that…
Paris/Islamabad, July 9 (IANS) A leading international human rights organisation has highlighted widespread and systemic corruption at all levels of the Pakistani justice system, warning that it carries grave consequences for human rights.France-based International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and one of its member organisations, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), released a 32-page report, titled ‘Under the Bench: Mapping corruption risks in Pakistan’s justice system’. Th…
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) In an unprecedented move, as many as 23 leaders of major opposition parties, including Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, have jointly written a letter to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Justice Surya Kant and other judges, raising grave concerns over the alleged manipulation of the country’s electoral process and demanding the immediate suspension of the ongoing voter verification system. The Opposition, comprising…
New Delhi, June 25 (IANS) Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that June 25 serves not only as a reminder of the Emergency imposed by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi in 1975 but also as an important occasion to renew the nation’s commitment to democracy, constitutional principles and the rights and freedoms guaranteed to citizens.His remarks came as the country marked the 51st anniversary of the Emergency declaration, a period that is frequently described by the Bharatiya Jana…
Bengaluru, June 2 (IANS) The swearing-in ceremony of Karnataka Chief Minister-designate D.K. Shivakumar and members of his council of ministers will witness the participation of a wide cross-section of society, reflecting the Congress leadership’s emphasis on inclusivity and social representation. Shivakumar is scheduled to take oath as the Chief Minister of Karnataka at 4.05 p.m. on Wednesday, June 3, at the Glass House in Lok Bhavan, Bengaluru.According to a statement issued on Tuesday by the …